Jordan Roberts (writer)

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Jordan Roberts
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Roberts in 2021
Born (1957-06-19) June 19, 1957 (age 67)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
Years active1997–present
SpouseMarianne Roberts
Children2
Mother Bobbi Jordan

Jordan Roberts (born Bruce Robert Jordan; June 19, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director, known for co-writing the screenplays for the Academy Award-winning animated Disney film Big Hero 6 (2014), for which he was nominated for the Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production. [1] He also wrote and directed Around the Bend (2004), 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom (2012), and Burn Your Maps (2016).

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Personal life

Roberts is the son of actress Roberta "Bobbi" Jordan (née Barlett; 1937–2012) [2] and screenwriter and film producer Robert Samuel Jordan, who left the family when Roberts was 3 years old. [3] His stepfather was television screenwriter William "Bill" Jacobson (1919–2011), whom his mother married on October 23, 1968. [4] Roberts had one brother, Scott Jordan, who died in the 1980s of a heroin overdose, [3] and one older stepsister, Jessie Jacobson. [2] Roberts married Marianne Roberts in 1991. They have a son, Cameron Roberts. Roberts also has a nephew, Brandon Jordan.

Career

In 1997, Roberts wrote the script for the comedy film The Debtors , directed by Evi Quaid and starring Michael Caine. [5] However, The Debtors remains unreleased due to legal troubles with the director and her husband, Randy Quaid, who co-starred in the film. [6] Roberts is known for writing and directing the road movie Around the Bend (2004), [7] and the comedy film 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom (2012). [8]

In 2005, Roberts wrote the narration for the U.S. version of the French documentary March of the Penguins , which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and for which Roberts was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay. [9] In 2011, he had a minor role as a Maitre d' in the critically acclaimed independent film Fly Away , directed by Janet Grillo. In 2014, he co-wrote the Hilary Swank-starring drama film You're Not You with Shana Feste. [10] He directed Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay and Virginia Madsen in the comedy-drama adventure film Burn Your Maps . [11] He is also the showrunner of John Carpenter's Suburban Screams , a 2023 anthology series produced for Peacock. [12]

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  1. ↑ Gray, Tim (February 14, 2015). "'Big Hero 6' Director Talks Sequel, Key to Film's Success". Variety .
  2. 1 2 "Actress Bobbi Jordan dies". Variety . November 26, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Tallmer, Jerry (October 6, 2004). "A film that's 'hard not to keep thinking about'". The Villager . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Barnes, Mike (August 5, 2011). "Bill Jacobson, Comedy Writer From TV's Golden Era, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter .
  5. ↑ "Miramax in talks with 'Debtors'". Variety . July 31, 1997.
  6. ↑ Archerd, Army (January 27, 2000). "Quaid's are real-life 'Debtors'". Variety .
  7. ↑ Saenger, Diana. "Jordan Roberts on 'Around the Bend'". ReelTalk Reviews. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (October 1, 2012). "New Director Is Outrunning His Hard Luck: Jordan Roberts and His Comedy '3, 2, 1 Frankie Go Boom'". The New York Times .
  9. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (February 1, 2006). "Jordan Roberts, 'March of the Penguins'". Variety .
  10. ↑ Holden, Stephen (October 9, 2014). "First a Tremor, Then a Wheelchair, Then Some Tougher Choices: 'You're Not You' Stars Hilary Swank as a Pianist With A.L.S." The New York Times .
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (July 23, 2015). "Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madsen Starring in Comedy-Drama 'Burn Your Maps'". Variety .
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (2023-09-15). "'Suburban Screams' Trailer: John Carpenter Returns To Directing After 13 Years With Peacock Unscripted Horror Anthology Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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